THE BRAIN ACADEMY

10th MATH (Science) (Total marks 50)

TEST (Chapter 2+3)
Choose the correct option. (10x1 =10)
1) The third proportional to x2 and y2 is
2 4 2
x 2 2 y y
a) 2 b) x y c) 2 d) 4
y x x
2) If a: b = x: y then alternando property is
a b a x a+b x + y b y
a) = b) = c) = d) =
x y b y b y a x
3) The ……... in a ratio is important.
a) Number b) units c) order d) none of these
4) A combination of direct and inverse variation is called

a) Complex variation b) joint variation c) compound variation d) simple variation

5) Find x in the proportion 4: x : : 5 :15

75 4 3
a) b) c) d) 12
4 3 4
6) If b2-4ac ˃ 0, but not a perfect square then roots of ax 2+bx+c=0 is
a) Imaginary b) rational c) irrational d) none of these
7) The square roots of the unity are
a) 1, -1 b) 1, w c) 1, -w d) w, w 2
8) If α and β are the roots of x2-x-1=0 then the product of the roots 2α and 2β is
a) -2 b) 2 c) 4 d) -4
9) The discriminant of ax2+bx+c =0 is
a) b2-4ac b) b2+4ac c) -b2-4ac d) -b2+4ac
10) product of the cube roots of the unity is
a) 0 b) 1 c) -1 d) 3
Give short answer to the following questions (8x2 = 16)
1) If 10 is added in each number of the ratio 4 :13, we get a new ratio 1:2. what
are the numbers?
2) If y ∝ x, and y =7 when x=3 find x when y =35
x− y
3) Find a mean proportional between x2-y2,
x+ y
a2 +b 2 ac +bd
4) Prove that a: b=c: d, if =
a2−b2 ac−bd
5) Find the value of h by using synthetic division, if -1 is the zero of the
polynomial 2x3+5hx-23 6) Evaluate w37+w38-5 7) find the value of the k if
roots of the following equation are equal. (2k-1) x 2+3kx+3=0

8) The product of two positive consecutive numbers is 182. Find the numbers?

LONG QUESTIONS
1) Use theorem of componendo-dividendo
 m+ 5 n m+ 5 p 10 np
Find the value of + , if m =
m−5 n m−5 p n+ p
2) Show that the equation x2+(mx+c)2=a2 has equal roots, if c2 = a2(1+m2)